Originally Posted by
RICforme
I WISH I could get $5k for BE to GIG in mid-March!
I'm traveling from RIC (3/15 come back 3/17) and the lowest biz class was $10K RT! Coach is $2,300 RT so that's my best option. Now debating if I should burn GU on 2 overnight flights basically, or save it for a SIN trip in September! I think EC will work fine since it appears the plane isn't full yet
Fares appear to have dropped a bit over last 48 hours so might be worth checking again. Saw a BE fare for ~4.5k though return involved routing first through BSB. Ended up purchasing a B fare for DCA-ATL-GIG-ATL-BWI for 3.5k with confirmed upgrades using 50k SM. Could have saved a few hundred by getting a M fare but decided to get the extra MQM with the B fare.
Best of luck with your trip.